KAB Events - Sakai City Museum

Sakai City Museum - Past Events

Below is a list of all past events for Sakai City Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.

Otera-San - Exploring Aspects of the Faith
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- Media: Nihonga
- 2016-09-13 - 2016-10-23
This exhibition displays items of importance from the collection at Aguchi Shrine in Sakai City, including scrolls and drawings that have been designated as Tangible Cultural Properties. [Related Events] Please...More »
Yukihiko Tajima “Coloring Fantasies”
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- Media: Painting - Crafts
- 2016-07-09 - 2016-09-04
Presenting original picture book illustrations and dyed stencil works by the Sakai-born artist Yukihiko Tajima. More »
Doto Tiles – Messages From Antiquity
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- Media: Architecture
- 2016-06-04 - 2016-07-03
Doto were ancient earthen towers. Their tiles were often inscribed with the names of monks and local people, revealing the Buddhist culture and social organizations of their time. This exhibition of tiles...More »
Old-Fashioned Gadgets
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- Media: Product
- 2016-01-09 - 2016-03-06
An exhibition of tools, toys, and other items used in 20th century daily life. [Related Event] Try Out and Play with Old-Fashioned Gadgets Dates: 1/30 (Sun), 2/13 (Sat), 3/6 (Sun) 13:00-16:00 Participants:...More »
The Itasuke Ancient Burial Mounds – Toward World Heritage Status
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- Media: Crafts
- 2015-09-05 - 2015-10-18
This exhibition details initiatives to preserve and conduct research on the Itasuke Ancient Burial Mounds in Sakai, Osaka, for which there has been a push for designation as a World Heritage site. [Related...More »
Old Summertime in Sakai
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- Media: Crafts
- 2015-07-18 - 2015-08-30
Exhibiting Buddhist art from the temples of Sakai city for Sumiyoshi Matsuri, the city’s biggest summer festival celebrating the spirits of the ancestors. Sketches and other materials related to the life...More »
Time Travel to Showa— The Panoramic World of Hatsusaburo Yoshida
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- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2015-05-30 - 2015-07-12
Hatsusaburo Yoshida is known for his panoramas of modern landscapes. As this year marks the 130th anniversary of the artist’s birth and the 60th year since his death, the Sakai City Museum presents a number...More »
Made in Japan Calico - Dyed Patterns - A Taste for the Exotic
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- Media: Crafts
- 2015-04-25 - 2015-05-24
Displaying rich cotton calico prints created in the Edo period as an imitation of those that arrived from overseas and excited the masses of Japan. [Related Events] Lecture (in Japanese) Date: Apr.26...More »
Antique Thai Pottery 3 - Ayutthaya Kingdom and Myanmar
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- Media: Crafts - Ceramics
- 2015-03-21 - 2015-04-19
Exhibiting pottery and ceramics from Thailand and Myanmar that were excavated from Sakai and Osaka, two hubs of international trade in the late 16th Century, to introduce the extensive exchange between...More »
Welcome to a Wondrous Land— Japan in Antique Western Maps
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- 2015-01-24 - 2015-03-15
Thirty maps from the Sakai City Museum’s collection reveal how the West once viewed the East and Sakai. [Related Event] Curator’s Talk Date: Mar. 1 (Sun) 14:00–15:30 Please see the official website...More »
The Japanese Artistry and Beauty Exhibition— Important Intangible Cultural Properties and the People Who Sustain Them
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- Media: Crafts - Ceramics
- 2014-11-15 - 2015-01-12
Introducing 190 works that demonstrate exquisite traditional craftsmanship while pursuing innovations in technique and expression. Ceramics, dyes and weavings, lacquer, dolls, and other crafts are on display....More »
Japan Excavation - Ryukyu Islands 2014 Exhibition
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- 2014-09-27 - 2014-11-03
Now in its 20th year, this exhibition introduces excavation data of Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, totaling over 1000 pieces.More »
Suo Nukina Exhibition
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- Media: Graphics
- 2014-06-21 - 2014-09-15
An opportunity to see the great calligraphic works and paintings by Suo Nukina (1778-1863), a Kyoto-born confucian philosopher and calligrapher in the styles of the Chinese Jin and Tang dynasties.More »
Treasures of Hodoji Temple: The Buddhas of Hachigamine
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- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2014-05-17 - 2014-06-15
Known for its many cultural treasures, Hachigamine Hodoji is an ancient Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect in Sakai. Among these priceless works is a 14th-century set of sixteen hanging scrolls featuring...More »
Chokunyu Tanomura Bicentennial Exhibition— A Paradise Dreamt of in Sakai
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- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2014-03-29 - 2014-05-11
In honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the literati landscape painter and cultural authority Chokunyu Tanomura, who lived in Sakai for seven years, this exhibition presents around 20 of his...More »
Sennorikyu and the People of Sakai
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- Media: Painting
- 2014-01-05 - 2014-03-09
Sennorikyu, who was born in Sakai, is known in Japan and abroad as a master of the tea ceremony. This exhibition, which commemorates the Dec. 25th release of the film “Sennorikyu ni tazuneyo” (Calling...More »
Quiz?!— Devices From Long Ago
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- Media: Sculpture - Talks
- 2013-12-03 - 2014-03-09
Quizzes and a recreated living room introduce tools, machines, and other household antiques from the museum’s collection. [Related Event] Workshop: Try out the devices on display Dates: 1/20 (Sun),...More »
“New Documents of the Sakai Magistrates”
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- Media: Illustration
- 2013-10-26 - 2013-12-15
It had long been thought that following the air raid bombings during the war the only remaining documents recording the 17th-18th century development of the Sakai principality were mere copies kept in...More »
ICOCU (Another Culture): Namban and Christian Art
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- Media: Painting - Crafts
- 2013-09-14 - 2013-10-20
In this exhibition of Namban art (art influenced by contact with the Portuguese after they arrived in Kyushu in 1543) features 60 pieces from the collection of the Namban Gallery in Osaka, including the...More »
Rediscovering the Beauty of Kana at the Dawn of the Modern Era
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- Media: Graphics - Talks
- 2013-07-17 - 2013-09-08
Exhibition of calligraphy with a focus on those using only kana characters dating from the Edo Period to modern era. [Lecture] Date and Time: 8/25 (Sun) 14:00-15:30 Limited to 100 participants Admission...More »
Satoshi Yabuuchi “The Power of Yamato”
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- Media: Sculpture
- 2013-05-24 - 2013-07-07
Exhibition of the carver Satoshi Yabuuchi. Born in Sakai, Yabuuchi is the creator of Sentokun, the mascot to commemorate 1300 years since the Japanese capital was moved from the city of Nara. In this exhibition,...More »
"Ancient Imari - Early Age Documents and Golden Age Artifacts" Exhibition
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- Media: Ceramics - Talks
- 2008-05-17 - 2008-07-06
Imari ceramics arrived in the Sakai area almost as soon as they were first produced. During the excavation of the Sakai Moat Town site, starting with early period Imari and through to the Edo era, a great...More »
"Historical Art From the Free City" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2008-03-08 - 2008-05-11
The exhibition features paintings that were acquired focusing on the 16th and 17th centuries, when Sakai city had a prominent role in international business. Art Talk: March 8th (Sat), March 16th (Sun),...More »
"The Guide to Modern Landmarks Through Panorama Maps" Exhibition
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- Media: Prints - Talks
- 2008-01-08 - 2008-03-02
Since the modern period, pastimes such as traveling and sightseeing became more convenient with the advancement of public transportation. Through such change, beautiful panorama maps were produced. These...More »
"Sakai City's Ancient Ruins From the Southern and Central Areas" Exhibition
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- Media: Ceramics
- 2007-11-10 - 2007-12-24
Recent archaeological surveys have discovered more about the ancient ruins in Sakai city. This exhibition features the excavated items from the Asuka and Heian eras from the center and southern parts of...More »
"Kaizuka Gansen Temple and Senshu Sakai" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Architecture
- 2007-09-15 - 2007-11-04
Gansen temple is famous for placing Hongan temple when Hideyoshi Toyotomi had power between 1583 and 1585. It was the central temple within the Kaizuka temple boundaries, and was commonly referred the...More »
"Sakai's Ceramics" Exhibition
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- Media: Ceramics
- 2007-05-12 - 2007-07-01
After the middle of the Edo period, the townsfolk acquired wealth and invested in culture. Their hobbies included tea ceremonies, and it spread among them. Also, in the late Edo period, a new form of tea...More »
"The Drawn City -Looking at Panaroma Maps-" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Drawing - Graphics
- 2007-03-03 - 2007-05-06
The exhibition will feature panoramic maps from 16th century Europe that depict the geographical location through vibrant colors and details. These maps had a strong influence on Japanese maps, especially...More »